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Objective: To describe the experiences as they were perceived by the families of children with UCP before, during, and after a specific task intervention in the home environment, either with or without upper limb splinting. Methods: A qualitative, descriptive, phenomenological study was conducted in a natural environment. Fourteen families caring for children with UCP who participated in a previous randomized controlled trial were included. Data from unstructured and semi-structured interviews were analyzed through a thematic analysis. Results: Fourteen families (17 parents, age 37\u201347 years) caring for children with UCP (14 children, ages 6\u201310 years, 64% female) were interviewed. The following three themes emerged: \u201cThe project itself\u201d, in which families explained that they enrolled because of their trust in therapists; \u201cResults obtained\u201d, where the main improvement was the integration of the assisting hand in the body schema; and \u201cLights and shadows\u201d, where families showed what they learned as positive points and some negative aspects related to the assessments and splints. Conclusions: The perceptions of the parents after the specific task intervention in the home environment showed a greater integration of the most affected side. Nevertheless, although the support of a splint on the hand can have beneficial results in terms of performance, other drawbacks leading to the disuse of the splint were highlighted.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children11101242","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,18]],"date-time":"2024-10-18T09:14:48Z","timestamp":1729242888000},"page":"1242","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Perceived Experiences of Families of Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy in the Implementation of a Task-Specific Intervention in the Home Environment with an Upper Limb Splint: A Qualitative Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6080-3169","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patricia","family":"Rold\u00e1n-P\u00e9rez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"MOTUS Research Group, Universidad San Jorge, Campus Universitario, Autov. 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